The growing problem of growing stomachs

Right now 66% of the country's adults are overweight or obese. Shocked? Look 20 years into the future. A study found in the journal Obesity predicts that by 2030 86% of the U.S. will be overweight or obese. 15 years after that, every adult in the country will have a weight problem.

Dr. Thomas Namey, a local expert on obesity, has studied the problem. "The intersection of too much food and too little activity has led to the explosion of obesity and all trends indicatie that its going to get worse," Dr. Namey says.

It's the growing problem of growing stomachs that has enormous health consequences.

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by KnoxVillain
on Aug 30, 2011 at 10:19 AM

The charts used to do these studies are ridiculous. For instance, in order for a man to be 200 pounds and be within a healthy range, he must be at least 6'3". Obesity is a problem, but a 6'2", 200# man is not overweight IMHO.

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